FOI2021/00387: Bullying and Sexual Harassment Complaints
Case reference FOI2021/00387
Published 20 July 2022
Request
Request Received: 24 August 2021
I am looking for information about bullying and sexual harassment complaints made by civil servants. Please could you provide me with the following:
1. How many civil servants have made complaints that they have been bullied or sexually harassed by another civil servant/staff member in the last three calendar years (up to and including August 2021)? To be clear, I'm asking for information for 2019, 2020 and 2021. Please could you break this information down by year and gender.
2. How many civil servants/staff have faced civil service disciplinary investigations as a result of an accusation of bullying or sexual harassment made against them by a civil servant in the last three calendar years (up to and including August 2021)? Please could you break this information down by year, gender. In each case, please could you state whether any misconduct was found and, if so, what type of disciplinary action was taken including verbal/written/final warnings, suspension, dismissal etc.
3. Re Sexual Harassment: Please could you state in any of the sexual harassment cases above whether the police were notified of the staff member's sexual harassment complaint/if any investigation/charges were brought. Please could you break this information down by year.
Clarification received 2 September 2021:
Please proceed with the request on the basis I am asking for information about all of councils and about UKRI employees
Response
Response sent: 01 October 2021
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